Water main break

Anderson Regional Joint Water System workers scurry to fix a 20-inch water main that leaked about 5 million gallons at the Clemson pump station on U.S. 76 near I-85 in Anderson.

Anderson Indepedent Mail, S.C.

Anderson Regional Joint Water System workers scurry to fix a 20-inch water main that leaked about 5 million gallons at the Clemson pump station on U.S. 76 near I-85 in Anderson.

Anderson Indepedent Mail, S.C.

Anderson Regional Joint Water System workers at the site of a broken 20-inch water main, at the Clemson booster station, on U.S. 76 near I-85 in Anderson.

Anderson Indepedent Mail, S.C.

The Anderson Regional Joint Water System is building a replacement pump station to serve areas north of Interstate 85 less than a mile from the current pump station on U.S. 76, where a major leak early Thursday disrupted service to 60,000 people.

Anderson Indepedent Mail, S.C.

Scott Willett, executive director of Anderson Regional Joint Water System, observes workers fixing a broken 20-inch water main at the Clemson pump station on U.S. 76 near I-85 in Anderson. He estimated 5 million gallons leaked out.

Anderson Indepedent Mail, S.C.

Anderson Regional Joint Water System workers brought in a backhoe early Thursday to expose and repair a leaking pipe at the Clemson pump station on U.S. 76 near I-85 in Anderson.

Anderson Indepedent Mail, S.C.

A broken 20-inch water main pipe part lays to the side of the Clemson pump station on U.S. 76 near I-85 in Anderson.